§ 135.104. Controlled hunting and trapping area access requirements and limitations.
(a) Check-in. A person issued an access permit shall check-in upon arrival at the special wildlife management area in the manner set forth in the instructions provided with their permit, which may include physical presentation of their permit to Commission staff at a designated registration area. A person issued a 1-day access permit must check-in on the scheduled date within 1/2 hour before open hunting hours for that day, otherwise the Commission may void the access permit and conduct a random drawing to reassign the unclaimed access permit as set forth in § 135.103(e) (relating to controlled hunting and trapping area access permit procedures).
(b) Check-out. A person issued a controlled hunting or trapping area access permit shall check-out upon departure from the assigned controlled hunting or trapping area in the manner set forth in the instructions provided with their permit, which may include physical presentation of the permit and any game or wildlife harvested to Commission staff at a designated registration area or the mailing of a harvest report card supplied with the permit by the deadline specified on the permit. A person issued a controlled hunting area access permit shall check-out of the controlled hunting area no later than 1 hour after the close of hunting hours for the day as set forth in § 141.4 (relating to hunting hours) or within 1 hour of the closing time specified on their access permit.
(c) Access restricted.
(1) Except as provided in this subsection, entry into a controlled hunting or trapping area without a valid controlled hunting or trapping area access permit is prohibited.
(2) A person in possession of a valid access permit may enter only the controlled hunting or trapping area or hunting blind designated on their access permit.
(3) A person may recover wounded or harvested game or wildlife from a controlled hunting or trapping area that is not designated on their access permit only after receipt of specific advance permission from the Commission. A person may seek this permission by contacting the Commission using the telephone number provided in the materials accompanying their access permit.
(4) A person with a valid controlled hunting or trapping area access permit is prohibited from entering or remaining in a controlled hunting or trapping area at any time outside of 1 hour before or 1 hour after legal hunting hours as set forth in § 141.4 or as specified on their access permit without specific advance permission from the Commission.
Authority The provisions of this § 135.104 amended under 34 Pa.C.S. § § 322, 721(a), 2102(b) and 2722(g).
Source The provisions of this § 135.104 adopted June 19, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended May 29, 1998, effective May 30, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 2504; amended August 13, 1999, effective August 14, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4351; amended November 6, 2015, effective November 7, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 6502; amended August 25, 2017, effective August 26, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 4982; amended June 9, 2023, effective June 10, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 3085. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (395962) and (388071).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 141.26 (relating to early Canada goose hunting season in Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area); and 58 Pa. Code § 141.27 (relating to early Canada goose hunting season on Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area).
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